Union Labor News: Issues from 2009
Articles from the ULN issues of 2009 are listed below. Click the month heading to be brought to another listing of that month's articles with summaries. Alternatively, click the headlines themselves to be brought directly to that article.
December
- Building Trades Efforts Secure City Projects
- IBEWs Train Up For Boom in Green Jobs
- Congress Makes Sausage of Health Care Reform
- Student Labor Activists Call on UW to Drop Nike
- To DoL: Stand Up to Bosses Who Steal Pay
- Faces of Union Labor Changed Over 25 Yrs
- Wisconsin Schools to Teach Labor’s History
- Shop With a Conscience This Holiday Season
- Paid Leave Would Slow Spread of H1N1 Virus
- 26th Annual WI Labor History Essay Contest
November
- Labor’s Pain Increases, Hope in the Forecast?
- MTI Settles Contract With School District
- Voters Want More Gov’t Action on Jobs
- SCFL Gathers Dodge County’s Labor Leaders
- Amy Dean Points Labor Toward New, New Deal
- Interfaith Worker Justice Goes After Wage Thievery
- Obama HAD a Plan to Reregulate Wall St.
- Slain Unionist’s Daughter Wins Labor Rights Award
- Mercury Marine: A Case of Corporate Blackmail
October
- AFL-CIO Unites Labor as Diverse Political Force
- County Workers Face Massive Budget Cuts
- Jobs Bill Would Draw Federal Funds
- AFL-CIO: Young Workers Face Uncertain Future
- Remember Obama’s Promise of Fair Trade
September
- Labor Day Review: Good, Bad, & Ugly
- CUNA Mutual Resumes Attacks on Employees
- Unemployment Benefits Expanded in Wisconsin
- Labor Day ‘09: Seize the Time, Demand Change
- Many Legislative Gains; Still Work to be Done
- Why We Need Real Health Care Reform
- Challenging Myths in Health Care Debate
- Solis Will Emphasize Unpaid Wage Claims
August
- UW Employees Win Organizing Rights
- Public Sector Unions Trade Pain for Gains
- National Day of Action Targets Taco Bell, Yum!
- Finally, Progress on Labor Issues in Congress
- Wis. AFL-CIO Lists Gains in State Budget
- Legislature Also Passes Progressive Tax Changes
- Health Care Reform Essential to Fix the Economy
- 9-to-5 Appeals Judge’s Paid Sick Leave Ruling
- Book Adds Perspective on Pivotal Staley Fight
- Paid Vacation Act Intro’d in Congress
- Unions Make Jobs More Family-Friendly
July
- Public Option Necessary For Health Care Reform
- Fired Workers Demand Justice from Taco Bell
- Tax Reform Would Save State Jobs and Services
- How Deregulation Caused Great Recession
- AFSCME 65 Members Honor Fallen Brother
June
- State Budget Cuts May Ax 1400 Jobs
- Small Biz Leaders Say Unions Benefit Them
- Area Taco Bells Fire 28, Worker Center Responds
- WCO Pact Paves Way to Concerts on the Square
- State Budget Crisis: How to Save Services
- It’s a New Day At The State Capitol
- Assembly Advances Pro-worker Agenda
- Madison Teachers Inc. Affiliates with AFL-CIOs
- Madison Council Adopts “Buy American” Policy
- Supply-side Tax Cuts Didn’t Work After All
- Study: Bosses' Anti-Union Tactics Intensify
- Unions Improve Pay, Benefits for Women
- Scholars & Stars Speak Up for Free Choice Act
- WI Fed Hires Giedd As Area Organizer
- SMW Local 18 Boasts 1st Place Apprentice
May
- Labor-backed Candidates Win Big in Spring Ballot
- UFCW and Woodman’s Settle Yearlong Dispute
- Wisconsin’s Tax Law Needs a Closer Look
- Madison May Day Rally Speaks for All Workers
- Labor Immigration Plan Seeks Shared Prosperity
- Union Defends Jobs At Wisco Industries
- SweatFree Campaign Initiated in Wisconsin
- Economy's in the Tank; How Did We Get Here?
- Free Choice Act Would Improve Job Quality
April
- Let’s Make Our Voices Heard on Apr. 7 Ballot
- Momentum Builds for Employee Free Choice
- Labor Urges Vote for Abrahamson & Evers
- Baldwin, Panel Agree: Unions are a Solution
- WCO Continues to Stonewall Musicians
- More Pink Slips Hit Production Unions
- Recovery Act will Help Energize Economy
- Unions Form Alliance of Outdoor Enthusiasts
March
- Legislators Will Push Pro-worker Agenda
- Symphony Musicians Vote “Yes” for Union
- WCO Retreats From Deal with Musicians
- Obama Begins Term Decidedly Pro-Labor
- WI Lawmakers Advance Job, Worker Protections
- UW Cuts Ties with Unionbusting Honduran Factory
- 1.5 Million for EFCA, Unionists Rally in DC
- Report: Union’s Best Economic Stimulus
- Banks Take Cash Then Fight Labor Reform
February
- Economy Hits Trades, Manufacturing Hard
- Watch Supreme Court’s Ruling on Boss’s Greed
- Bill Fletcher Returns To Speak on Feb. 25
- Legislators to Address Labor’s Agenda, Feb. 16
- House Passes Fair Pay, Paycheck Fairness Acts
- Baldwin Backs Family Leave for Part-timers
- Labor Movement’s Turnaround, Now or Never?
- Solis Would Restore Trust at Labor Dept.
- Workers’ Rights Center Wins $8,000 for Three
- Union Members Made Miracle on the Hudson
- Here’s a Tax Cut for The Working Class!
January
- Legislature: It’s Time to Turn Around Wisconsin
- UWHC Nurses’ Contract Curbs Health Ins. Hikes
- UE Factory Workers Win Chicago Sitdown Strike
- Who Are the Real Workplace Thugs?
- UFCW Wins 16-year Battle at Smithfield
- Labor Unions and Our Nation’s Future
- US & Iraqi Labor Still Struggle to End War
- Principles of U.S. Labor Against the War
- Report: Pensions Succeed at Half the Cost of 401(k)s
- Labor for Single Payer Will Meet in St. Louis